Reviews
From Idea to Implementation to Institutionalization: Creating Collaborative Department Cultures and Climates
By Kate Willink, Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs If you can, think back to May of 2019. Personally, I can hardly remember what happened last week, much less pre-pandemic. So, if you were a faculty member, chair, or director in spring 2019, here are some things you...
“Activity Insight” Is Now “Watermark Faculty Success”
Activity Insight (also known as Digital Measures) changed its name to “Watermark Faculty Success” in August. Watermark Faculty Success is used for faculty data and reporting, and is where faculty complete annual reviews, sabbatical applications, and some tenure and...
Next Steps for the Teaching Excellence Task Force
By Jared Del Rosso, PhD., Associate Professor, Department of Sociology & Criminology; Leslie Cramblet Alvarez, PhD., Director of the Office of Teaching and Learning The Teaching Excellence Task Force had a busy and exciting end to the academic year, learning with...
Fall 2020 Course Evaluation Timelines
Fall Quarter course evaluations will open on Monday, November 16th, and will close on Friday, December 4th. While this means that course evaluations are open for almost 3 weeks, which is longer than normal, it mirrors a traditional quarter in that course evaluations...
Faculty Senate Teaching Evaluation Task Force Motion
The Senate, in partnership with the Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs, seeks to improve DU’s methods of course evaluation and teaching review for the purpose of annual reviews, promotion, and reappointment. The full motion can be viewed here.
Faculty Senate Teaching Evaluation Task Force Motion
The Senate, in partnership with the Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs, seeks to improve DU’s methods of course evaluation and teaching review for the purpose of annual reviews, promotion, and reappointment. See Full Motion Here
Reminder on Teaching Evaluations as Part of Annual Reviews for Spring Term 2020
The deans and provost have agreed not to use spring 2020 course evaluations in isolation to make decisions that affect employment. Though the format and process for course and instructor evaluations have remained the same, faculty are encouraged to discuss their...
New Chair and Continuing Chair Training
In August, the Chair Development group hosted two orientation sessions via Zoom. The first session was for all chairs and focused on the topic of “Chairing in Crisis.” The second session was for new chairs and included an introduction to the chair handbook website and...
Annual Review Date Delayed
This year, in order to provide faculty, chairs, directors, and deans more time to complete annual reviews, the Provost's Office extended the final due date. Deans may adjust their review timeline according to their preference, providing additional time for faculty...
Teaching Evaluation Task Force
In partnership with the Faculty Senate, the VPFA plans to improve the University of Denver’s course evaluation and teaching review methods through a newly-approved Faculty Senate Teaching Evaluation Task Force motion. The task force will focus on and create structures...